Television playing down this test saying it doesnt break with kim jong uns promise that he made to donald trump not to test long range Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles but as far as the working level talks are concerned that are meant to get under way between north korean and u. S. Officials that they agreed on in their meeting on the d. M. Z. A month ago he had no news on that saying it was up to north korea to respond that basically it was for them to make the next move russias president has ordered the military to help fight wildfires in siberia nearly 30000 square kilometers have been affected and a state of emergency has been declared in 5 regions some of the fires are common in russia the temperatures in siberia are now about 10 degrees celsius above average and the fires of spread further than usual. Now the murder rate in mexico is at the highest level ever recorded in its history on average around 1000. 00 people die every day 17000. 00 were killed in the 1st off of this year alone on top of the drive by shootings the kidnappings extortion and other serious crimes and much of its linked to the warfare between rival gangs. And i reports now from better crews but the fear of crime is causing many people to leave. A cycle of violence has gripped the mexican state of veracruz once a thriving economic hub for mexico it appears as though insecurity here has spiraled out of control not only has there been an increase in homicides and drive by shootings but also other crimes like extortion and kidnapping. In the coastal city of quantic while goes the perception of insecurity many residents feel has led to a sharp economic decline forcing Business Owners to close shop and leave town in a quest for kidnapping is a what really of hits as hard making News Headlines about kidnappings has also been bad for us its had a devastating name private investment in the city but. The escalating violence in vera cruz is just one example of the deteriorating security situation across much of the country there were 17608. 00 murders recorded nationwide in the 1st half of the year a 10 percent increase from 2018 which happen to be a record setting year for homicides in mexico. C. D. s i worry about homicides i worry about kidnappings and robberies against people. The mexican president s strategy to combat violence has been the creation of a National Guard critics say this militarized response by the government has until now failed to deliver its intended results the almost a list that they have been seen by the main strategy of this government has been the National Guard which has not even finished being established so its difficult to evaluate if they are even fulfilling their goals. In much of mexico insecurity is rooted in the splintering of drug cartels who fight over control of territory that violence however frequently spills into the community were walking along the boardwalk in quotes a quiet course but a cruise a part of town that would normally be full of people enjoying the beach and the sight as you can see theres hardly anyone here afraid of becoming the next victims of extortion or kidnapping or murder many of chosen to leave but really not below. Whats a quite close but a cruise. Is 400 years since the 1st slaves from africa landed in america that have bursaries been commemorated on both sides of the atlantic a delegation from the u. S. Congress has been in ghana where a campaign is now underway to encourage the descendants of slaves to visit. Reports a visit to mark 400 years since the start of the Transatlantic Slave TradeGhanas Parliament to welcome the speaker of the u. S. House of representatives to west africa from where millions of africans were sold into a life of slavery in the americas nancy pelosi described it as a grave evil which modern Day United States is reckoning with. The fall of the 5th anniversary of the 1st person. Also in the delegation to the capitol are 12 members of the black caucus some accredit congressman Elijah Cummings and congresswoman ill hand all more targeted recently by donald trump. The congressional delegation visited dungeons were slaves were abused in Cape Coast Castle where many of them pass through the socalled door of no return its here where millions of slaves caught their last glimpse of africa before being shipped across the atlantic in chains countless didnt make it when their ship sank. In the age of digital marketing. With a campaign called the year of return encouraging people of african descent particularly in the u. S. To visit and even settle in ghana the never again will we allow a handful of people was a pair of technology to walk into africa season. And sell them into questions in the u. S. Candidates are competing to become the Democratic Front runner in next years president ial election disagreements over whether compensation should be paid to the descendants of slaves continue to divide the party. The congressional a visit was about recognizing the evil of the past while also looking forward to the future. Or. 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Welcome back time to support his former daryn thank you so much steve smith has led an australia fight back with a century on day one of the 1st ashes test and birmingham so without law and as it only reduced australia to 122 for aids it got some support from the tail stands of 88 with peter siddle and then 74 with nathan lyon help the aussies reach 284 so with himself getting a 144 stuart broad was the pick of englands bowlers with 5 for 86 the home side have started there and they closed on 10 for no loss at stumps. Arsenal have completed the english premier leagues most expensive signing of the preseason so far they snapped up Ivory Coast International nicolas pepe from french club leo for 88000000. 00 fee is also a club record for the gunners was the highest the 2nd highest score in league all last season with 22 goals its a huge boost for the londoners who be looking to get back into the Champions League with them with all of the millions of being here is very emotional because it has not been easy for me of i have come a long way and struggled a lot in my line of standing for this great club is the big reward this time the manager of tino seemed a much happier man on wednesday day after he seemed to suggest he had no say in the buying and selling of players the players he does have certainly looked far too good for a bar in munich for an hour at least in their cup final in munich erik lamela and Christian Eriksson giving spurs a 2 male lead over byron the germans pulled a goal back 2 minutes later and the home fans were really given something to shout about with this equaliser from the highly rated canadian teenager alfonso davis. Was how it finished so on to penalties burrs winning the shootout 65. 00. Should be very happy with the performance of the 1st team and of course to win this tournament always supported always better to lose and thats why i am happy a lot of positive things that we are going to take from these 2 games. Athletico madrid looked good in preseason last week they thrashed city rivals rebel 73 and they bag themselves another win on wednesday this time against Major League Soccer all star team that included the likes of abraham a bitch rooney and nani a former man united true coming to the end of their careers but one player that looks like he has a fantastic career ahead of him is felix a political hay benfica 130000000 dollars the 19 year old in the off season the worlds 2nd most expensive teenage footballer getting on the scoresheet in orlando athletic a winning 3 nil. The womens british open is taking place in england its one of 5 golf majors on the calendar south africas ashley bull high tops leaderboard after the 1st round in world and she shot a 7 under par round of 65 while number one colgin young who is aiming for a 3rd successive major title is still in the mix the south korean finished 3 shots back on 4 under. As hes about to turn 42 and enter his twentys season with new England PatriotsQuarterback Tom Brady says hes focused on earning a new contract rather than contemplating retirement brady has led his team to the last 3 super bowls and won 2 of them his 1st Training Camp with the patriots was back in the year 2000. I was trying to make the team at that point so. To do it 20 years later its pretty unreal to me. But im enjoying it you know every year has its different challenges and. You know its like a day like this you know we just got to keep growing through so its you know weve been at it for a week or 2. Weve got to find ways to make improvements. And one of the biggest events on the surfing calendar is offering equal prize money to men and women for the 1st time the u. S. Open of surfing is currently taking place 7. 00 time World ChampionStephanie Gilmore is among those taking part the australian says she hopes gender pay equality will encourage more girls to take up the sport. You know thats girls ive never even heard of and theyre dropping big school as early on in the hey theyre like you know theyre excited theyre. Doing so much better in their actual performances and its like no easy hates anymore and its really showing the progression of women and then to have equal prize ferguson you know so much more coverage for the women telling us stories its incredible and its really moving the sport forward in such a fast pace. 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A baby girls infected with a boner in the democratic republic of congo is a country marks a year since the epidemic began plus. The chinese Army Releases a slick promotional video showing off its forces in hong kong in what appears to be a warning to protesters. The rebels in yemen have claimed 2 major attacks on saudi amorality back forces this just weeks after the u. A. E. Started drawing down its military presence that the biggest attack happened at a military camp used by iraqi trained forces in the port city of aden at least 36 people were killed earlier there was a coordinated bomb attack on a Police Station at least 13 have been confirmed dead no group has claimed responsibility but who the fight is also announced a further attack saying they fired a long range missile across the saudi border at a military facility in. Aljazeera stephanie deca has this report. It started as a military parade was it ended in this the result of what he. He said was a missile strike in aden the seat of the saudi backed government the campus a base for amorality trained and supported units and among those killed the senior military Commander Brigadier general monied seen here earlier in the week wearing the red bray but it wasnt the only message the hooty sent on thursday they also said theyd fired a long range missile at the port city of demand in saudi arabia hundreds of kilometers away a 1st in this saudi led 4 year long war 2 brazen attacks with a very clear message they are layers you know true to this military action by the hearse and i think that one of the 1st thing that they want you to do is that at the moment in common with the new reason actually were during ramadan i think they wanted to show the saudi duck when they are losing support and their and allies there who are the all quite capable of actually hitting them and he did have quite a haul of where they fell them with calls to go where they fell but they had a stronghold in the saudi led war was launched to remove the iranian backed 2 things from yemen or to weaken them at least there seems to be no end in sight the latest attack is going to the message that. The buck to voters is going to come under attack under the are a legitimate target because the are working with the saudi about forces no political achievements on either side saudis ally the u. A. E. Is pulling back its presence and even held a rare meeting with an iranian delegation on cheese day to discuss issues in the strait of hormuz its a political stalemate in a conflict this killed thousands of civilians left tens of thousands of children starving and crippled what was already one of the worlds poorest countries Stephanie Decker aljazeera. Doctors in sudan say 4 people have been shot dead at a rally in the city of on demand just outside the capital khartoum up to Security Forces opened fire on protesters they were taking part in a nationwide rally calling for justice for the deaths of 6 other protesters who were killed during a student demonstration on monday the Ruling Transitional Military Council has blamed Power Military forces mondays killings and says soldiers have been arrested well out there is banned from reporting in sudan so hippa morgan joins us live from addis ababa which is in neighboring ethiopia so hey but bring us up to date with the latest from those protests. Well lets see theres a lot of anger on the streets just like there has been for the past few days following the killings of at least 6 protesters 4 of them High School Students in the city of under way and was pretty fun on monday process that came out responding to the part of the Sudanese Professionals Association thats the body that has been leading the calls for protests since december and they say that they want justice and accountability before any Transitional Government is formed now we know from the Sudanese Central Doctors Committee that at least 4 protesters have been killed and theres been so full of those injured and in Critical Condition weve heard from the military council claiming some members of the record support forces which is headed by the deputy head of the military council for the deaths on monday but theyre also blaming the students at the Sudanese Professional Association for the killings of protesters thing that the association is the one and the Opposition Coalition is the one inciting to protest is to take to the streets in the 1st place therefore any deaths would be the responsibility of the Opposition Coalition which is that claim that the Opposition Coalition is also throwing on the military council saying that they should protect the jesters from any harm and from the Security Forces so there is an exchange of lean happening while protests continue to march in the streets expressing their anger and demanding justice for those talks that were due to happen between the opposition and the military council have they taken place whats come out of them. Well nothing has come out yet the 2 sides have gone into a closed meeting just a few just under an hour ago out of journalists are not allowed to film but what we do know are hearing from the Opposition Coalition earlier that this will be is that this will be the final round of talks they are expected to discuss the final points of the constitutional declaration thatll be the document that will outline the rules of the various government institutions during the transitional period there has been lots of points of contention according to the Opposition Coalition most of them have been ironed out and the African Union mediator is expecting that today will be the final round of talks and that a deal will be signed but the protesters on the streets are demanding an a hole to these negotiations theyre saying that any Transitional Government formed should be proceeded by justice and accountability for the loss of life since since december. And thank you. You know i think nations will investigate attacks on un supported facilities in northwest syria secretarygeneral antone caetera announced the inquiry after 2 thirds of the Security Council petition for its investigation will look into Syrian Government and russian asterix on sites including hospitals seen it in a province mike hanna is following developments from the go ahead consists in york. Where the 10 members of the Security Council that made the request for this inquiry to be launched were frustrated that the degree of Division Within the council itself in particular the opposition by russia to take any form of constructive action in deescalating the conflict in syria russia reacted angrily to news of the inquiry this is what the deputy ambassador to the u. N. Had to say to think that it was a mistake and regret that there was a pressure on secretary general from from the part of the countries that really dont want to bring peace to syria there is a lot of news about this a lot of fake situations like the recent ones so without very much that this is for the sake of investigation this is for the sake of blaming syria and russia of the things that we do not do but the secretary general was quick to respond to the russian descent. I fully respect the rights of the Russian Federation to these agree with me as i also respect the position of 10 other members of the Security Council the opposite opinion and i believe that this inquiry can produce an important result and they can get into that every single be done to make sure that these board of inquiry acts with full objectivity not to prove it is seeing but to simply say what the tools is the tense debate around the decision to investigate is likely to intensify even further Human Rights Watch has issued a statement saying the inquiry must focus on whether russia and syria used information provided by the United Nations to target certain facilities within northwest syria syrian state media says a cease fire agreement has been arranged in the rebel held it in a province it supported to come into effect on thursday night theres been no response from the opposition meanwhile talks aimed at ending the syrian war taking place in kazakstan under simmons is following developments in north of hong. This is where the main session of talking is taking place on friday in the 13th session of the start of talks sponsored by iran russia and turkey but could this round table start the final chapter of a war thats cost so many lives. Looming over all of this is the bombing and killing of civilians in libya province by russia and the Syrian Regime forces and now the development of the u. N. Secretary general announcing a board of inquiry into a number of attacks the Syrian Opposition even before that development was saying that it would make no concessions until there was a full ceasefire ahead of these talks starting there had been a token gesture in Northern Aleppo province an exchange of 15 regime prisoners and 15 opposition prisoners but as far as goodwill goes there is little in the way of optimism in the Syrian Opposition camp. On thursday there was a range of bilateral meetings the head of the iranian delegation told aljazeera after a meeting with the russian delegation that he was optimistic of a good outcome over a political settlement and seen is set for some sort of settlement with observers from the neighboring countries of iraq and lebanon on here for the 1st time and jordan is also here but is there any traction for a political settlement which will see a Constitutional Committee formed much as work has been done on this but with it live there is a problem as far as a civilians are concerned who have suffered so much in this conflict the saying while theres talk theres hope rings a very very dull tone in their ears and its hardly surprising. Rwanda has reopened its western border with democratic republic of congo after briefly closing its cheaper and the latest of our break from spreading to more cases have been reported in the border city of goma a one year old daughter and the wife of the man who died of a bone on wednesday Catherine Sawyer has more details. On a normal morning this main Border Crossing between the democratic republic of congo and rwanda is busy with people going back and forth 15000 people use this crossing daily as families visit relatives and traders stick their goods to the market millions of dollars a made in border trade every year but for a few hours on thursday the barriers walk losed the rundown government saying it wanted to evaluate a boiler situation in the congolese city of goma he says their position taken by a 200 to close the border is not a good. Report. But they havent detected it here on the border. That we crossed over yesterday and we didnt have any problems we brought a large quantity of corn but this morning we came back to get our good